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>Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 06:00:49 -0800
>From: King <landy@pacificcoast.net>
>Subject: [MV] Fryer fat/Biodiesel
>
>I have been working on a project over the last year or so on running diesels
>on fryer oil.
>Basically there are 2 types-Biodiesel and SVO or WVO(straight veggie oil or
>waste veggie oil)
>Biodiesel-is fryer grease that has been processed or in some countries
>unused veggie oil that has been processed.Caustic soda and methanol are
>added to seperate the glycerines(fats) out of the oil and reduce the
>viscosity so that the end result(boidiesel)can be used with no changes to
>the motor.That's the theory and many practice this.Now the practical end of
>things-Biodiesel has chemical residues that will attack rubbers and certain
>metals.It is also a solvent type of fluid that will loosen any and all crud
>collected in your engine over the years and when traveling through the oil
>galleries it could plug things up.Some motors do fine and others don't.
>SVO or WVO-this is veggie oil after it has been fine filtered and through
>various mechanical methods has the viscosity reduced because it has about
>twice the viscosity of regular diesel.Many diesels can be run on a 50/50 mix
>of diesel and SVO with nothing done to the motor.The biggest problem with
>SVO is the thicker viscosity can hurt the injector pump depending which
>style you have.There isn't a problem of lubrication but to give you an idea
>of what happens-picture a motor that normally uses 10W and try to run it on
>50W.Get the picture?
>there is nothing new about this technology because the Germans have been
>doing this since during WW2.I am in contact with one fellow who has
>1,250,000KM on his Mercedes on SVO.that's right-one million plus!There is a
>club in Germany of over 300 members with variuos vehicles and diesel engines
>all running SVO.
>If all goes as planned I will be travelling across Canada next summer in a
>group of Land Rovers with various diesel conversions all running on SVO.
>Any diesel can be run on SVO.The very first diesel built by Rudolph Diesel
>ran on peanut oil.
>Andre
>
>
>=Correction-the first diesel built using a fluid for fuel with an injection
system similar to what is still around today used peanut oil.
Richard's right about the coal dust ones.Forgot about them.
Andre
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